vanadate

[ van-uh-deyt ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a salt or ester of a vanadic acid.

Origin of vanadate

1
First recorded in 1830–40; vanad(ic acid) + -ate2
  • Also va·na·di·ate [vuh-ney-dee-eyt]. /vəˈneɪ diˌeɪt/.

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British Dictionary definitions for vanadate

vanadate

/ (ˈvænəˌdeɪt) /


noun
  1. any salt or ester of a vanadic acid

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